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Bike Week Pasadena Street Banner is Up!

Wowza! A huge street banner announcing a week of fun bike-things-to-do...

Beautiful Beaches- Crispy Fish Tacos - Ice Cold Pacifico - 10,000 Bicyclists. What’s not to love?

At midnight on a moonlit Friday evening, 11 bicycles, 10 boys, and 1 sleepy girl packed their way into a 15 passenger van headed for San Diego.

This Saturday Explore the Urban Forest on Two Wheels

Pasadena City Arborist and the bicycle-loving-folk from C.I.C.L.E. will lead this relaxed bicycle ride geared towards cyclists of all abilities and all ages through the city’s most fantastic canopies to the tunes of C.I.C.L.E.’s on-bike sound system.

Handpicked Headlines and Commentary

The bicycle backlash unfolds

The bicycle. It's the model of green transport and sales of folding ones that fit on trains are stepping up a gear. But as they multiply, so does rush-hour resentment, as commuters and cyclists come to blows.

For one week at least, get out of that car and onto a bike

With the national average price for gasoline breaking $3.50 per gallon last month, Bay State Bike Week is an auspicious time to answer the question "Wanna bike to work?" with a resounding "Yes." Or, at least, "OK, I'll try it."

League honors Portland as a "Platinum Level" bicycle-friendly community

Portland has earned the "Platinum" Level Bicycle Friendly Community award from the League of American Bicyclists.

Bikes to be rolling down Highway 9 soon in bicycle lanes

By this time next month, new bicycle lanes on both sides of Highway 9 between Los Gatos and Saratoga should be open to riders.

Bicycle-Sharing Program to Be First of Kind in U.S.

Starting next month, people here will be able to rent a bicycle day and night with the swipe of a membership card.

Bicycle-friendly Portland works to be bicycle-safe, too

Commuting - New city policies and outreach efforts aim to remind everyone to share the road

Bicycle art will be on display downtown in May

First it was doors at the Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, and now it's bikes and much, much more.

Rush-hour bicycle run puts police on streets

Police plan to increase their presence on Honolulu roadways today for a monthly bicycling event after last month's event ended with a clash between police and cyclists.

Border-crossing route for walkers, bikes opens

A $3 million project to make the San Ysidro Port of Entry more friendly to pedestrians and bicyclists opened yesterday, nearly a year after most of the work was completed.

City council gears up for fight on bicycle lanes

MELBOURNE City Council's plan for new separated bicycle lanes on a major East Melbourne road must be overturned, the Master Builders Association says.

Gas prices up bicycle sales

Jarvis Polvado has seen the effects of high gas prices firsthand.

Man Turns Bike Into Solar-Powered Vehicle

Brent Hatch doesn't worry about filling up with expensive gas. His ride is powered by the sun.

City urges students to bicycle to school

While San Francisco is often seen as a bikeable, walkable city, very few students ride bicycles or walk to school, according to the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition.

Non-profit bike shop gets cyclists in gear

It was a frigid night in late 2004 when the lights went out on a potluck dinner of frustrated bicycle enthusiasts.

How Do I Get A Bicycle? (part 2 of 2)

In this entry I'll explain the basic options for where one can buy a bicycle in LA, share my opinions as to which are best, and I'll briefly discuss helmets, locks, and lights.

Monster Pothole Stenciling Project

Tired of dodging potholes every time you hit the streets on your bike?

Time to get L.A. Cyclists needs Met! CALL TO ACTION!

...an important county-wide planning process that needs your input immediately

African bicycle ambulances are making a difference

For most of us an emergency trip to a health facility is a matter of dialing 911 or having a family member drive us. However, for most rural Africans, a medical emergency is something altogether more serious.

Bicycle access on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge makes sense

CALTRANS NEEDS to embrace the future and stop fighting efforts to allow bicycle and pedestrian access to the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.

Encourage commuters to seek car-free options

On Monday, I was surprised to read a "Road Runner" column by Andrea Kelly ("Alternatives to driving sometimes not practical," April 14) focused on how difficult it is to commute by any means other than a car.

Spin City

David Chernushenko explains how a revolution in thinking is turning Lyon into a city of cyclists

Embrace Greener Commuting

Reduce your carbon footprint with employee carpool and biking incentives.

Cyclists Pedal Forward City’s Bicycle Master Plan Effort

A community meeting last Wednesday marked one of the first steps the city of Long Beach is taking to update its Bicycle Master Plan and make the city more bike-friendly.